Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-24
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS,
The Senate.

FEB. 12.-In the senate the commit
tee on naval affairs reported back with
amendments the bill "to increase the
naval establishments" ana gave notice
that he would call it up Monday. The
amendments by the naval committee
have the effect of fixing a bonus to be
paid contractor for the first knot in
excess of the contract rate of twenty
knots to be obtained by the proposed
new cruisers 800 600, and for each ad-
ditional knot 100000. The aggregate
Of the appropriation, $21,O00,O0O has
not been changed.
On motion cf McCullom the house
bill relating to a division of the state of
Illinois into judicia! districts and for
holding terms of court of the northern
district at Peoria, was passed with an
amenoment) A committee on confer
ence on the amendment was ordered
The amendment provides that all crimes
heretofore committed shall be tined in
The same manner as if the bill had not
passed.
The senate then resumed considera-
ton of the postofice appropriation bill,
the question being an amendment ap-
propriating 100000 for the mails to
South America, vas adopted and reads as
follows: For the transportation of for
eign mails by American built and regis
tered steamships, to secure greater fire.
quency and regularity il the in the DIS
patch and a greater speed in the carriage
of such mails to Brazil, the Argentine
Republic, and the republics of Uruguay
and Paraguay and other Central and
South American republics, 100000 and
the postmaster general is authorized
to make, after due advert1sements for
proposals, such contract or contracts
with American steamships for term of
not less than five years and the rate OF
compensation not exceeding for each
outward trip, 81 per nautical mile of a
distance In most direct and feasible
sailing course between terminal points,
as shall be found expedient and desira-
ble to secure the ends above set forth,
| but every such contract shall be subject
to be modified or annulled by an act of
congress One Of the lines of the steam
ships to Garry the mails provided for in
this act shall be required to sail to and
from the seaport of the gulf of Mexico
or the Mississippi river.
After an executive session the senate
adjourned.
FEB. 14.-The senate, by vote of 81
to II, has taken up the Cameron bill
providing for ten new cruisers. The
senators voting against taking it up we're
Beck, Call, Cockrell, Coke, George,
Jones, of Arkansas, Maxey, Plumb,
Pugh, Rtnsom. Sherman, Vance, Van
Wyck, Vest, VOORHEES,, Walthall, and
Wilson, of Missouri.
Mr. Cameron addressed the senate in
advocacy of the bill. He should, he
said, commence at once the tea first
class protected steel cruisers provided
for in the bill.
On morlon Of Mr.. Hawley an amend
ment was added to the second section
In these words, "Save that In all their
parts they should be of American manu-
facture."
Ga motion of Mr.. Morgan a section
was added requiring the construction of
three of thtse vessels on the Pacific
coast, three on the Gulf of Mexico, and
four on the Atlantic coast.
A motion by Mr.. Cameron to post
poHe until tomorrow the EAds Tehuan-
tepec bill Diminished business) was re-
jeCted.
The naval bill was therefore laid aside
and the E4ds bill taken up.
Dir. Morrill, introduced bill for the
issue OF subsidiary silver coin. Referred
te the committee on finance.
Mr.. Allison offered resolution, which
was adopted, requesting the president to
have search made in the records of the
state rendered by Count Cashier Pulas-
XII, b lgadier general of the United
States army in 1777, 1878, 1879 and I'M
til be was killed in action, and to any
payment or compensation made him for
his services; also as to any just or
proper Indebtedness of the Uuited
States to Gen. Pulaski on account of his
expenses and military supplies fur
nished for the troops of his command,
and especially as to the 100000 gold
lives or other sum of money transmit
ted ny Pulaskl's friends in Europe, and
which arrived at the time he was killed
in the battle at Savannah, whether such
funds went into the public treasury or
were used by the authorities of the con-
tinental congress or By the auIhorities
of the state OF Georgia, for the benefit
of the United States.
Mr.. Dolph. from the conference COM
mittee On the senate bill restoring to the
United States certain lands granted TO
the Northern Pacific railway company,
reported that the committee bad been
unable to agree. The report was
adopted and new conference ordered,
Dolph, Teller and Cockrell being reap
pointed on the part OF the senate.
FEB. 15.-The presiding officer pre-.
aeuted q communication from the sec